The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commissions, EFCC, has lauded the support
the Commission had received over the years from the British government
in its drive to purge Nigeria of corruption.
Ibrahim
Magu, acting Chairman, EFCC, made the commendation on Wednesday, March
2, 2016 while receiving a delegation from UK under the aegis of
Parliamentary Committee on International Development who were on a visit
to the Commission’s head office, Abuja.
Going
down the memory lane, Magu pointed out that, the first funds received
by the Commission was actually gotten from the British government and
that the fund was instrumental in the building of the EFCC Academy.
According
to him, it was because of the unwavering support of the UK that other
countries were encouraged to come and partner with the EFCC.
The
anti graft czar added that, the British government’s support gave the
Commission the courage to touch the “untouchables” in Nigeria.
While
commending President Buhari for his political will in fighting
corruption, Magu also expressed delight over the Commission’s
relationships with other countries in Africa and beyond which he said
had made it almost impossible for corrupt element to escape justice.
The
EFCC boss however solicited more support in the area of capacity
building in order to be abreast of the modern trends in investigation of
corruption cases.
Speaking
earlier, the leader of the delegation, Stephen Twigg, expressed
satisfaction over the activities of the Commission in the fight against
corruption and encouraged it to be steadfast in its vision to make
Nigeria a corrupt free nation.
Twigg
said that, they were in the Commission to find out how they can be of
help and to have a spot assessment of the ongoing project at the
permanent site of the EFCC.
On the visit were:
Jeremy Lefroy, member of the Parliament for Stafford Constituency; Wendy
Morton, member of parliament for Aldridge Brownhills and Viendra
Sharma, memeber of Parliament for Ealing Southall. Others are Helen
Pruant MP, Dr Lisa Cameron MP, Albert Owen MP and Steven Ayres.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
2nd March, 2016
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